Associations to the word «Jeremiad»

Wiktionary

JEREMIAD, noun. A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.

Dictionary definition

JEREMIAD, noun. A long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras